Resources
Page 9: References, Additional Resources, and Credits
To cite this module, please use the following:
The IRIS Center. (2005, 2023). Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Secondary): Behavioral Strategies. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/bi2-sec/
Note: The references in this section reflect the source material used to construct this module. The links to these references are not updated.
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Ennis, R.P., Lane, K.L., & Flemming, S.C. (2021). Empowering teachers with low-intensity strategies: Supporting students at-risk for EBD with instructional choice during reading. Exceptionality, 29(1), 61-79
Ennis, R.P., Royer, D.J., Lane, K.L., & Griffith, C.E. (2017). A systematic review of precorrection in PK-12 settings. Education and Treatment of Children, 40(4), 465-496.
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Articles
Bross, L.A., Common, E.A., Oakes, W.P., Lane, K.L., Menzies, H.M., & Ennis, R.P. (2018). High-probability request sequence: An effective, efficient low-intensity strategy to support student success. Beyond Behavior, 27(3), 140-145. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26974071
This article outlines the steps for implementing high-probability requests. It also includes practitioner perspectives and teaching tips.
Ennis, R.P., Lane, K.L., Menzies, H.M. & Owens, P.P. (2018). Precorrection: An effective, efficient, low-intensity strategy to support student success. Beyond Behavior, 27(3), 146-152. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26974072
This article outlines the steps for implementing precorrection. It also includes practitioner perspectives and teaching tips.
Ennis, R. P., Royer, D. J., Lane, K. L., Menzies, H. M., Oakes, W. P., & Schellman, L. E. (2018). Behavior-specific praise: An effective, efficient, low-intensity strategy to support student success. Beyond Behavior, 27(3), 134–139. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26974070
This article outlines the steps for implementing behavior-specific praise. It also includes practitioner perspectives and teaching tips.
Lane, K. L., Menzies, H. M., Ennis, R. P., Oakes, W. P., Royer, D. J., & Lane, K. S. (2018). Instructional choice: An effective, efficient, low-intensity strategy to support student success. Beyond Behavior, 27(3), 160–167. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26974074
This article outlines the steps for implementing instructional choice. It also includes practitioner perspectives and teaching tips.
Menzies, H. M., Lane, K. L., Oakes, W. P., Ruth, K., Cantwell, E. D., & Smith-Menzies, L. (2018). Active supervision: An effective, efficient, low-intensity strategy to support student success. Beyond Behavior, 27(3), 153–159. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26974073
This article outlines the steps for implementing active supervision. It also includes practitioner perspectives and teaching tips.
Book
Lane, K.L., Menzies, H.M., Oakes, W.P., & Kalberg, J.R. (2019). Developing a schoolwide framework to prevent and manage learning and behavior problems (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
This book guides its readers in how to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive, integrated, three-tiered models of prevention. A chapter includes strategies on low-intensity, teacher-delivered strategies.
Online Resources
Chazin, K.T. & Ledford, J.R. (2016). Differential reinforcement. Evidence-based instructional practices for young children with autism and other disabilities. Retrieved from http://ebip.vkcsites.org/differential-reinforcement
This site includes an overview of the commonly used types of differential reinforcement: differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA), differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI), and differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO). Applied examples highlight how to implement each type of differential reinforcement and considerations for implementation are provided.
Center on PBIS. (2022). Supporting and responding to student’s social, emotional, and behavioral needs: evidence-based practices for educators (Version 2). Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. Retrieved from https://assets-global.website-files.com/5d3725188825e071f1670246/626c27c785879e08c1a7c8ea_Supporting%20and%20Responding%20to%20Students’%20Social%2C%20Emotional%2C%20and%20Behavioral%20Needs.pdf
This document serves as a guide to evidence-based social, emotional, and behavioral support in the classroom. It provides detailed matrices of several practices, including opportunities to respond, behavior-specific praise, and active supervision, among others. A self-assessment and action plan to implement the strategies discussed is also included.
Crowell, G., Thoele, J., DeAngelo, S., & Reilly, A. (2021). Practice guide: Using student choice to decrease challenging behaviors for elementary students with comorbid academic and behavior difficulties. Washington, D.C.: US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED619646.pdf
This practice guide describes different types of choice making interventions, as well as how to implement them. Additional resources to learn more about choice making are listed.
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Acknowledgements
The IRIS Center would like to thank the following for their contributions to the behavior vignettes and photos in this module.
- Johanna Staubitz, Alyssa Broaddus, and Hanlin Chen from Vanderbilt University’s Applied Behavior Analysis program (Department of Special Education) for developing video scripts and assisting with filming the videos.
- The student actors and their parents.